While the season is now “ half over, ” the second half will prove that the best is yet to come. How can it get any better?! There are several new things to look forward to now that the holiday “ intermission ” has passed. Enrichment Seminars will be presented, with the first one scheduled for January 10. I encourage you to consider offering a unique experience and guide other Residents to the same accomplishment or simply attend one to learn how to widen your horizons. Communications Coordinator, Abby Lomeli, can assist you with that by contacting her at 760.328.3834 xt. 252 or at alomeli@orps.com. Also, the Lifestyle Department will be offering Bus Tours to such places as the Temecula Wine country, which is carving out a unique niche. Still under planning are adventures locally to the Coachella Valley as well as other famous Southern California attractions, such as the beaches, coastal towns, museums, etc. Requests for areas to tour and more info can be found by contacting the Operations Manager, Sean Archer, at 760.328.3834, xt. 262 or at sarcher@orps.com Finally, in late March the inaugural ORPS micro - Mini - Marathon, a simple three - leg swim/bike/walk - run will be staged. What fun to participate, spectate and cheer your fellow Residents in showing off their physical abilities. Volunteers will be needed to register the “ athletes ”, patrol intersections, and generally help. Since it ’ s my hair - brained idea I will be organizing the event, with the Lifestyle Department ’ s assistance, and you can contact me with questions or volunteer to help at 760.328.3834, xt. 244 or evitrano@orps.com. I suspected that the Dog Park would be popular but underestimated just how popular it would be. It puts a smile on our faces to see the smiles, both on dogs and people, as they meet new friends. Please keep it as sparkling a gem as it is. A second, more northerly park, on cannabis commercial property to the west, is also in the works. Access to the Park from the parking lot in front of the Main Laundry is still being negotiated, and the exact park layout still has to be determined. The completion of the Park is the responsibility of the cannabis enterprise, but it is hoped that access will be completed before the end of January and the Park com- pleted before the end of the season. That will allow consideration of renovation of the dog relief pens and trash collection area, certainly not the best, nor efficient, arrangement. The Planning Committee will be reviewing options on that upgrade to be tackled in the off - season. Record turnouts to social events in November and December have proven that Residents like to mingle! Please join your neighbors and continue to support the social events that the Lifestyle Department and Clubs
Your Safety and Security Committee is working on a number of goals for the season.
Our annual resort - wide catastrophe drill is scheduled for Friday, March 3rd. It will be a simulated earthquake, and should be a great test. And along with that, a preparedness drill checking out equipment and learning procedures will be held January 13th. We are also trying to plan and host a couple of events. One will be a chance to learn to use our defibrillators, which are strategically located throughout the resort. Another is an event where you can attend, and get your golf car re - keyed. As you may know, any golf car key starts most of the golf cars in the resort, and we can change that. We continue to gather data on speeding, and have begun an educational program in concert with Resort Security. Perhaps you got a friendly reminder! Something we are NOT doing, contrary to Facebook reports, is planning or suggesting any bike lanes, or planning any new traffic rules or regulations. As someone posted, there are enough rules in place for safety as it is. We ARE thinking about painting a walkway, for dogs and people, on the widest roads. It would be a small test, to see if people like it.
And, still looking for someone willing to learn HAM Radio, to operate our equipment.
Have a safe and joyous 2023! Dan Hannah, Safety & Security Chair
Gatehouse Direct - 760 - 770 - 0065
have to offer. Ed Vitrano General Manager
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